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Graeme Swann
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Graeme Peter Swann

Born: 24 March 1979, Northampton
Major Teams: Northamptonshire, England.
Known As: Graeme Swann
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break


ODI Debut: England v South Africa at Bloemfontein, Standard Bank Series, 1999/00

NBC Denis Compton Award 1998

Career Statistics:

TESTS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best   5 10    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 23/01/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    1    0   -     -    -     -      -     -   -    0   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               5      0    24    0    -     -      0   0    -   4.80

FIRST-CLASS
 (1998 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   85  126   7  3238  183   27.21   4  13   53   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            2319.4  511  7032  221  31.81  6-41    9   2  62.9  3.03

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1997 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   97   77   8  1338   83   19.39   0   7   27   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             532.1  2545   83  30.66  5-35    3   1  38.4  4.78

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Graeme Swann was born in March 1979. A self-confident and gregarious character, he is the younger brother of A.J Swann, Northants' opening batsman, and son of Ray Swann, of Northumberland and Bedfordshire. Graeme represented Bedfordshire (with his brother) in 1996 before gaining a place in the Under-19 squad that won the Youth World Cup.

An aggressive off-spinner, not afraid to give the ball a real tweak, and a hard-hitting, right-handed, middle-order batsman, Swann came to prominence with a maiden first-class century against Leicestershire in the County Championship of 1998, his first season, and was regularly promoted in the batting order to provide impetus in one-day cricket. He impressed all observers with his positive attitude and energy.

Fast-tracked into the A team to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe, he took 21 wickets at 25.61, and averaged 22 with the bat, prompting Wisden to remark: "Swann did spin the ball appreciably and emerged as a definite candidate for elevation. He had the potential to become a genuine all-rounder, with a wide range of attractive strokes, though he needs to use them more selectively."

Swann won his county cap during the 1999 season, taking 57 wickets and hitting a career best 130* against Sri Lanka A, amply demonstrating his desire to succeed when, seeking to harden the skin on his sore spinning finger, he regularly bathed his fingers in urine.

Called up for the final Test against New Zealand during England's inglorious summer of 1999, Swann was subsequently left out of the final XI, but rewarded with a place as part of the new-look England squad to tour South Africa that winter. He found life outside the Test team frustrating, but made his international debut at Bloemfontein in the triangular tournament when Ashley Giles' injury saw him called into the one-day squad. Swann bowled only five overs, but showed confidence in continuing to spin the ball appreciably.

A slightly disappointing 2000 season (41 wickets at 33.31 and 597 runs at 24.87) saw Swann miss out when the original touring squads were announced. But he was called up to the A tour of the West Indies when Northants team-mate Jason Brown was promoted to the Test squad, and Swann took match figures of 9-62 against the Windward Islands to win the man of the match award as he again pressed for full Test recognition. (George Dobell, Copyright CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 14:05:47 GMT


 
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